The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-10-06

The Encampment then took recess for din.
ner. Upon reassemblng, the Department Of
Pennsylvania presented each cOmrade entitled
to seats in the Encampment with a beautiful
memorial badge of bronze, having an excellent
medallion OF Commander-in-C Chief Fairchild
upon it.
The Committee on the
COMMANDER IN CHIEFS ADDRESS
presented the following report, through the
Chairman, COmrade Joseph w. O'Neall Of
Ohio.
Your committee to whom was referred the abla
and comprehensive address Of the COmmauder-in-
Chief, submit the following and asks its adoption:
The address Is complete the IOyaI and nafriotio
anything remains for this committee To do or sa0
except 10 recommend its hearty endorsements
We congratulate Commander in Chief Fairehild
and the comrades OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public upon the success Of an administration a.,
haPpliy Degun on the golden shores Of California,
ana now so soon to terminate in the live aud enter
prIsln8 city OF st. Louis All OF the Official aets
andeVery sentiment contained in the address. meets
the approval OF your committee and. we believe
with the approval of the comrades
TO the discharge of the delicate and assjeiuoua
duties OF the high Office, so deservedly bestowed by
the 10th National Encampment COmraeIe Faircbild
brought rare tact and talent. He has fearIesslv
and faithfully discharged every duty; always hay-
ing IN view the best interests of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. He has given his whole time and at
tentiOn which far more than the comrades rod
a right to ask or expect.
As - token Of the appreciation of the comrades Of
the Grand Army of the Republic OF the wisdom, and
hdehty with which he has discharged the perpIev-
ing and important duties of Commander-in-C Chief
we respectfully recommend that the Council Of Ad-
mlnistratIon canse proper testimonial to he Dre-
pared and presented to CommanCer-in- Chief Fair-
child III the name and on behalf of all of the (.rand
Army the Republic.
The committee desire to specially express their
approval of General Orders. Nos ~ ard II az
SHOWN, with the documents submitted as mart Of th
report OF the IOmmau6iPr-iu-f [, ,hlef and
recommends and indOrse the action of The Corn
mander Chief and the Council of Administration
upon the suhect- matter which called forth General
Orders, No II and I3 believing as we do that n is
entirely improper and contrary TO the rules Of the
orGer % lor LOT FoSts 70 express themselves by official
action at tho request OF persons outside OF the
Grand Army of the Republic upon any subject or
question, unless officially authorized or requested
organization.
HISTORIAN
We cordially indorse what is said az 70 the ne
cessity for reliable and cOmplete history Of tha
Grand Army OF the Republic. The work has al
ready been longer delayed than ID should have
been. and the sooner 10 is undertaken The more
satisfactory it will be when accomplished Tha
eoinmltlee report with much pleasure that they
have been informed that the recommendation. OF
the Commander-in Chief for historian i Robert RI
Beath, who has already devoted considerable time
| 10 the subject and collected large amount Of ma
teTia with the intention of preparing Al as early a
/ Gay as possible work that will do honor TO our
cherished Order.
Il
possesses the knowledge and the ability necessary
| 70 complete such work, and a devotion to tha
Grand Army that will make it perfect as 10 is
possible TO make 1t, and that in all respects he
comes fully up to the requirements so foreibIy sug-
gested by the COmmandnr-in- Chief As the work
can be safely LEFT in such hands we consider IL m
necessary at this time for the To ssIeck
anyone as the historian of the Order
We commend to the Encampment for approval
ths suggestion that the General Goyernmen mt in
eiude IN the next decennial census an enumeration
Of the Union soldiers and sailors of the late war Of
the rebellion who may be living in 1890.
\ Believing that the recommendation touching the
| location Of the National Headquarters at some
central point for number of years is feasible we
recommend to the National Encampment tha ca-s-
ful consideration of this subject and suggest that h
/ be referred TO the incoming Commander-in- thief
and National Council of Administration with a re-
guest 70 report to the next National EneamDment
| The generosity of COmrade Joseph K Davidson
| IN the matter of the payment OF the costs Of the
proeurement OF patent for the badge of our Or
der. deserves the recognition given by the Com
mander in-Chief, and the thanks of this National
i Encampment.
/ Respectfully submitted,
| JOSEPH W. O'NEALL,
Il r. j. KIDD.
4 j. M. HAMILTON,
4 SAMUEL HARPER,
4 GEO. :. EVANS
The report was adopted, with three enthusi-
astic cheers and tiger for Gen. Fairchild
OTHER REPORTS.
The Council of Administration submitted a
detailed report of its operations for the past
year which was adopted.
The committee appointed last year 10 con-
slider the matter of preserving the battlefeIds
on the Maumee, in the vicinity ofOld Fort Meigs,
made report recommending that Congress
purchase all the land embraced in those fields.
aud suitably mark them. The report was
adopted.
The Committee on the Adiutant- Generals
Report highly commended the honesty fideI-
ity and business ability of that official during
his year Of administration, and the report was
adopted, with cheers for Col E. B. Gray.
ANTI-PoLYGAMY.
The Committee on Resolutions reported ad-
yersely to resolution denouncing poIygamy
in Utah, on the ground that the matter was
foreign to the objects of the GAR, and pOIiti-
cal in its nature.
Past COmmander-in-C Chief Paul Van Dervort
opposed the report of the committee, and IA
vored the passage of the resolution. DE made
an eloquent speech in favor of his position
holding that one of the main duties of the
GAR. was the promotion of honor and purity
and that the stamping out of pOlygamy WA
strictly within the line of its work
COrp'l Tanner made stirring speech in
support Of the resolution, but Comrade Hanni
bal Hamlin opposed it vigorously on the ground
that it was something beyond the domain o.
the GAR. and inside that of politics. in which
view the Encsmpment concurred by largs
majority.
MEDICAL RECORDS
The committee reported adversely on thC
following resolution, but after some little dis
cussion the report was reversed, and the reso
luton adopted:
ReSOlcsd That 10 is the sentiment Of this Encamp
rnent that the United states Government shOulS
furnish to each honorRbly discharged soldier silO
or marine on application of himself or through al
agent, his medical record as found in the archives
| OF the SUI ZeOn- Generals Office at Washington.
ReS0lUcd. That this resolution be properly brough
to the attention OF Congress by she Pension Com
mttee of this Encampment, and proper agency h-
brought to bear for the enactment Of a law to th
above effect.
BATTLEFLAGs AND Trophies.
The following resolution wasadopted withou
: discussion:
Rssolusd, That it Is the sense OF this EneamDmen
that there shall be place apart by law at tn
CAPITAL of the Nation where all captured flags an,
other trophies Of the war shall be preserved an'
! displayed.
, We therefore require Congress to make such pro
vision, and recommend Pension Hall a suitabl
place for said purpose.
CorpI Tanner moved that the election o
: officers be made the order for the next day a
\ 10 o'clock. An amendment was offered tha
the Encampment proceed at once to such eleC
: ton. The amendment was adopted, but Corp
Tanner made the point of order that il IN
: vOlVed a change of the Rules and Regulations
D which required two thirds vote. After
prolonged discussion the amendment was agail
adopted, but the motion was defeated and tn
! regular order of business was resumed.
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